PXD1000 Digital Frame Grabber Finally, an easy, accurate, affordable digital video capture solution ... with no hidden extras. internal architecture. A video window— which reacts to changes in real time— supports your interactive experimentation with camera parameters, including data format, data framing, exposure control, camera modes and more. Satisfied with an image? Simply save the configuration file and you’re off and running. It’s as simple as that—and makes the PXD1000 an even more valuable design tool. Designed to keep pace with your needs. The PXD1000 is designed to support your MV requirements well into the future. Its compatibility with a wide range of cameras makes it possible to upgrade to a higher performance MV system while protecting your current The PXD1000 can sustain 100 MB/sec Everything you need to get up investment in a high-quality digital frame PCI bus transfers and burst at and running fast. Imagenation’s grabber. If future requirements demand a 132 MB/sec burst rates. Its excellent PXD1000 is the perfect entree to the multitap line scan or area camera, for ultra-precise but often complex world of sustained PCI bus performance, coupled example, we’re ready to support it— digital video capture. Its performance with 2 MB on-board FIFO memory, even now. rivals that of costlier digital PCI frame eliminates any chance of data loss. Also Let’s get started. The PXD1000 grabbers, while maintaining exceptional included are scatter/gather DMA to supports standard MV software ease of use—just connect the PXD1000, economically manage memory, plus packages and includes demo programs install the software and you’re ready to advanced control options to coordinate that let you quickly capture images, save grab images. A camera configuration the timing of image capture and other images to disk and adjust image capture application is even included, allowing components in a machine vision features without writing a single line of you to conveniently add or reconfigure (MV) system. code. Technical support plus current cameras, along with demo programs and The ultimate in camera software and examples are available optional cables. through our Web site, or call toll-free to flexibility. The PXD1000 is compatible Working with single, dual or four channel talk directly with our design engineers if with most commercially available digital cameras, the PXD1000 supports both questions arise. cameras. Imagenation provides pre- RS422 and RS644 input signals on the configured files for several operating Finally, our team of vision system same board. High data rates—up to 40M modes of popular cameras, enabling specialists can provide fully integrated pixels/sec per 8-bit channel and up to 160M them to work quickly with the PXD1000.* MV systems or subsystems, customized pixels/sec with 4-channel cameras—qualify to your unique application needs. For other models—and recognizing that the PXD1000 for the most demanding video Imagenation takes responsibility for your your requirements may change during capture applications. Area scan, line scan and whole system, providing seamless the design process—Imagenation also TDI (time delay and integration) cameras can integration, expert counseling and provides an elegant Windows-based be accommodated with equal convenience. ongoing support. Camera Configuration Application. It And with multi-channel cameras, “on-the-fly” allows you to create, modify and test pixel reordering is performed automatically *Please contact Imagenation to discuss models of configuration files without requiring interest and also to obtain the most up-to-date list for a variety of formats, so processing can of predefined configuration files. begin immediately. knowledge of the frame grabber’s KEY FEATURES PXD1000 SPECIFICATIONS • High input data rates with up to Input Data 40M pixels/sec per 8-bit channel; • The PXD1000 supports both RS422 (up to 30 MHz per channel) and RS644 (up to 160M pixels/sec maximum with 40 MHz per channel) input signals, on the same board. 4-channel cameras • Accommodates single channel cameras with outputs up to 32 bits/pixel and pixel rates to 40M pixels/sec for RS644 signals. • Excellent sustained PCI bus • Accommodates dual channel cameras with up to 16 bits/pixel and up to 80M pixel/sec rates. performance, coupled with 2 MB of on-board FIFO memory, means no • Accommodates four channel cameras at 8 bits/pixel and up to 160M pixels/sec rates. risk of losing important image data • Captures area images at up to 32K x 32K pixels. • Captures images from line scan cameras up to 32K in width. • The ultimate in camera flexibility, comes complete with a user friendly • Programmable frequency synthesizer allows flexible synchronization. camera configuration application Data Throughput that allows you to add a new camera • Board contains 2 MB image FIFO memory. easily or reconfigure an existing one • Sustained 100 MB/s PCI bus transfers (as always, the actual rate is determine by the PCI • Works with single, dual or four chipset in the host computer and PCI bus utilization), 132 MB/s burst speeds. channel digital area scan, line scan and TDI (time delay and integration) Control I/O cameras • Programmable debounced trigger. • Programmable horizontal and vertical synchronization. • Works with resettable and interlaced cameras. APPLICATIONS • Two strobes with programmable pulse-width and polarity can be used The PXD1000 is ideal for demanding as camera exposure controls. They are available in both TTL and RS422. applications where high data rates, high • Four general purpose I/O (TTL)—two-in and two-out. resolution capture capabilities with supe- • Three general purpose RS422 outputs for camera control. rior dynamic range, and advanced control options are essential. Including: Data Processing • Input look up tables (LUTs) can be configured as 4x8:8 or 2x16:16. This facilitates • Semiconductor wafer and reticle inspection on-the-fly gamma correction, contrast, brightness or other lookup-type adjustments. • Continuous web inspection • On-the-fly hardware pixel reordering for multi-channel cameras converts from: (two channel • Document scanning cameras) alternate pixels, alternate lines, alternate half-lines with normal/reverse scan, • Medical and scientific imaging and (four channel cameras) alternate 1/4 lines with normal and reversed scan and quadrants with normal and reversed scans. • Microscopy • Software image cropping to select region of interest providing lower bandwidth. • High-speed industrial machine vision • Motion analysis and object tracking Camera Interface/Connector • A single connector for the camera connector that has 100 pins. • License plate recognition and traffic control • Optional interface cable supplied for popular cameras. • Thermal imaging • Optional cable kit (with unsoldered connections on one end) for other cameras. • Camera power: +12V out at 800 mA and +5V at 800 mA, available on the user connector and the camera connector. • User connector facilitates easy interface of strobes and triggers to external equipment. Software Support • Software libraries. • Operating systems: Watcom DOS4GW, Win 95/98/NT. • Supports machine vision software packages. PXD1000 ORDERING • Camera configuration application: an easy-to-use window for entering data for a specific INFORMATION camera configuration. Available for Win 95/98/NT only. PXD1000 Standard Product Physical Format Optional Cables • Short-card PCI format. Optional Software Protection Key Other • Optional software protection. • FCC(A) and CE approvals. Contact Imagenation for more information or to discuss your application. Toll free: (800) 366-9131 Phone: (503) 495-2200 FAX: (503) 495-2201 Email: info@imagenation.com Web site: www.imagenation.com Copyright © 1999, Imagenation Corporation. All rights reserved. All tradenames are the registered property of their respective owners.